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North Korea confirmed on Tuesday it was planning an imminent satellite rocket launch that would amount to another major breach of UN resolutions following its nuclear test last month. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a rocket firing drill by anti-aircraft units of the Korean People s Army KPA . REUTERS File Photo The International Maritime Organisation said it had received a shipping warning from North Korea of its intention to launch an earth observation satellite between February 8-25. The dates suggest a launch aimed at coinciding with the birt
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Many fishing boats signed up to skim oil sit idle in marinas. Some captains and deckhands say they have been just waiting around for instructions while drawing checks from BP of more than $1,000 a day per vessel. Thousands of offers to clean beaches and wetlands have gone unanswered. HT Image BP and the Obama administration faced mounting complaints on Thursday that they are ignoring foreign offers of badly needed equipment and making poor use of the fishing boats and volunteers available to help clean up what may now be the biggest spill ever in the Gulf of Mexi
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